Annotation Interface UIRef

Annotation for UI references. It is used to as either a String-cast of an inline string or as a field or variable declaration of String type.

Only 1 acceptable method pattern for this annotation.

Example:

  @Panel(ref="Proj:/panel/subFolder/OnePanel")
  public class MyUIListener
    {
    @UIRef private static final String myButton = "myButton";
     
    public MyUIListener()
      {
      ...
      }

    // Some method referencing a UI component in the scoped panel of the @Panel annotation. 
    @OnUIAction(name="myButton")
    public void onButtonAction(UIActionEvent event)
      {
      ...
      UIButton button1=event.getFirstUIComponentNN((@UIRef String) "myButton",UIButton.class);
      UIButton button2=event.getFirstUIComponentNN(myButton,UIButton.class);
      button1.setText("His button");
      button2.setEnabled(false);
      ...
      }
    }